New Database Hopes To Curb Smartphone Theft

By: Jeff Brady
April 10, 2012

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A new program is designed to make your smartphone worthless if it's stolen. The phones have become tempting targets for thieves around the country. The mobile phone industry, along with police and regulators, hope to reduce thefts by drying up the market for stolen smartphones.

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